M/017/051 - ABP/Good Herdsmen [2017] IECompA m17051 (13 October 2017)

M/017/051 - ABP/Good Herdsmen [2017] IECompA m17051 (13 October 2017)

The Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the market for meat processing and sale of fresh beef in Ireland and therefore cleared the transaction.

Parties
Acquirer: ABP Group Limited; Target: Good Herdsmen Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
13 October 2017
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition, Market Concentration
Competition Law Merger Control Acquisition Market Concentration

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Parties

ABP Group Limited

Acquirer

Good Herdsmen Limited

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition by ABP Group Limited of sole control of Good Herdsmen Limited would substantially lessen competition in the market for meat processing and sale of fresh beef in Ireland.

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the market for meat processing and sale of fresh beef in Ireland and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition by ABP Group Limited of sole control of Good Herdsmen Limited is cleared.